January 26, 2012 11:12pm ESTJanuary 26, 2012 6:49pm ESTOn Thursday, players were selected in the 2012 NHL All-Star Game draft by Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson, the two captains for the game.

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Published on Jan. 26, 2012

Jan. 26, 2012

For the second consecutive year, the NHL is using a fantasy draft to select its All-Star teams. Daniel Alfredsson, captain of the hometown Ottawa Senators, and Zdeno Chara, who played in Ottawa before captaining the Boston Bruins to the 2011 Stanley Cup, are choosing sides.

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Chara's co-captain is Toronto Maple Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul, who is sixth in the league with 52 points. Alfredsson will make his picks alongside New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, Sporting News' midseason choice for the Vezina Trophy.

A coin toss decided the first pick, with Chara and Alfredsson, joined by their assistants, alternately drafting the 38 remaining All-Stars through 19 rounds. Each team has three goaltenders, six defensemen and 12 forwards. Each team's three goalies must be picked by the end of Round 10 and each team's six defensemen must be picked through Round 15.